Old Catleyas

[tuvoc]

Nice one. I'm with you, Bruce. I think many of the older crosses are still the best.

Kim

[dounoharm]

i love the old crosses, i bet you have quite the collection, please post some more of them as they bloom! thanks, and good growing!

[Bruce Ah Sing]

Originally Posted by smweaver

That's a great-looking bloom, Bruce. I like the older cattleyas also. Even though they're frequently massive when they get to be mature, they're quite stunning when they bloom. Does this one have any scent? How long have you grown the plant?

Steve

Hello Steve,

I always admire people who make the effort to grow cattleyas in places with a climate like Indiana.
When you were one year old I obtained a Masters degree from Purdue so I am familiar with the climate in Indiana.

If you like Cats with a scent try to get something from C. Gaskelliana "alba" also used by Stewart orchids in the early 80's. I have one which flowers several times per year in Sydney and up the three times per year in Queensland and grows on several forward leads.

Regards,

Bruce Ah Sing

[Bruce Ah Sing]

Originally Posted by dounoharm

i love the old crosses, i bet you have quite the collection, please post some more of them as they bloom! thanks, and good growing!

I keep an inventory of photos as they bloom so have several on computer file.

Regards,

Bruce Ah Sing

[Queenslander]

I like the "we" Ah Sing. I'm in Brisbane. Yes, well I have to admit, the better and hungrier team won on the night. The blues went for the younger, we stuck with some old crocs..
This above noid Cat.is approx. 30 years old, I divided the Cat. for a friend of the family, and received this as a token of appreciation. Shame no name.

[Bruce Ah Sing]

Originally Posted by RosieC

Really nice colour. It's impressive that you have had this 28 years!

Hello Rosie.

What is more impressive is that I kept it for 24 years before the weather got hot enough to initiate flowering.

Regards,

Bruce Ah Sing

[Bruce Ah Sing]

Originally Posted by Queenslander

Attachment 57080I like the "we" Ah Sing. I'm in Brisbane. Yes, well I have to admit, the better and hungrier team won on the night. The blues went for the younger, we stuck with some old crocs..
This above noid Cat.is approx. 30 years old, I divided the Cat. for a friend of the family, and received this as a token of appreciation. Shame no name.

Try Norm Butler at Cattleyas on line. He has been in the game a long while and may help with some older ones or point you in the right direction. Ph 07 33880866.

Otherwise get back to me.

Regards. Bruce Ah Sing

[GardenTheater]

Love the bold colors and striations.

[smweaver]

Originally Posted by Bruce Ah Sing

I always admire people who make the effort to grow cattleyas in places with a climate like Indiana.

I know, Bruce. There are times when I ask myself why I ever got hooked on growing orchids, when something like philodendrons or ferns would be far less of a hassle (and a bit kinder to my bank account). Moving everything outside during the spring and then carting the plants back in during the fall is a bit of a pain, but the blooms, when they appear, tend to brush aside any concerns I have about the wisdom of growing the orchids--even if I live in a climate that mimics Singapore in the summer and Siberia in the winter.

Steve

[Bruce Ah Sing]

Originally Posted by Queenslander

Attachment 57080I like the "we" Ah Sing. I'm in Brisbane. Yes, well I have to admit, the better and hungrier team won on the night. The blues went for the younger, we stuck with some old crocs..
This above noid Cat.is approx. 30 years old, I divided the Cat. for a friend of the family, and received this as a token of appreciation. Shame no name.

It looks to me like one of Stewarts bred from LC Drumbeat. Yhey diid sevarl crosses with different clones.

Here is one I have growing in Sydney.
Regards.

Bruce Ah Sing